An employee pulls a cart full of tires past the cafe at a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Costco Wholesale Corp., the largest U.S. warehouse-club chain, is expected to release fourth-quarter earnings figures on September 29. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Employee Jordan Meinders sorts a display of books at a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in East Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Costco Wholesale Corp., the largest U.S. warehouse-club chain, is expected to release third-quarter earnings figures on May 27. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An employee pushes a row of shopping carts into a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in East Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Costco Wholesale Corp., the largest U.S. warehouse-club chain, is expected to release third-quarter earnings figures on May 27. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The Organic Coup will use the investment to open at least two dozen more restaurants over the next year, the company's co-founder, Erica Welton, told Business Insider.

The chain, which specializes in fried-chicken sandwiches and chocolate-drizzled caramel popcorn, currently has two restaurants — one in San Francisco and one in Pleasanton, California.

Welton was a food buyer for Costco for 14 years before leaving to launch Organic Coup with Dennis Hoover, a 33-year Costco veteran.

The Organic CoupWelton and Hoover don't have any prior restaurant experience, but when Hoover was at Costco, he managed 53 of the company's warehouses in Northern California and helped turn Costco into the largest seller of organic goods in the world, according to Galanti.

That's a big reason why Galanti decided to invest in Organic Coup.

"I have complete confidence in him — he's a great operator," Galanti told Business Insider.

"I also like the fact that my boss for many years is a major investor," Galanti added, referring to Costco founder Jim Sinegal.